BBC News and BBC World to merge

[Radio_man]

How about calling the new service,  
BBC News 24?

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They usually get past that by saying x hours GMT on World Service
I've noticed on Newsday on BBC R4 (WS simulcast) they say it's 5 o'clock in London - something that could work. But that might be a bit unpopular with a lot of domestic audiences

I don't think I've ever heard a time check on The BBC News Channel?

Apart from at the top of every hour "You're watching BBC News, I'm Martine Croxall, the headlines at 3" and the same at the bottom of the hour, along with maybe at 15 and 45 past the hour when there's a headline recap?

The theory was presenters used to omit the BBC - “You’re watching News 24” - which is difficult to do with just BBC News.

The irony that this rebrand seems to happily call things “iPlayer” and “Sounds”. How times change.

A few nights ago, Shaun Ley said "here on the channel"..........

I don't see what would be wrong with a global news service called BBC News 24. Every time zone in the world consists of 24 hours, and it would differentiate the BBC's linear TV news channel from the domestic bulletins.